1942

January 13, 1942 - Germany launches a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein 20 January, 1942 - Heydrich outlines the 'Final Solution' at Wansee January 26, 1942 - First American forces arrive in Great Britain 2 February 1942 - Japan invades Singapore around 25,000 prisoners taken April 1942-Japan captures Bataan leading to the 'Death March' May 1942 - German summer offensive begins in the Crimea and against the Gazala Line May 6, 1942 - Surrender of all US forces on Philippines June 4, 1942 - American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War - 4 Japanese carriers sunk Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins June 21, 1942 - Rommel captures Tobruk July 9, 1942 - Germans move towards Stalingrad in the USSR July 22, 1942 - Jews deported from the Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps August 7, 1942 - British General Montgomery takes command of Eighth Army in North Africa August 22nd - Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy September 13, 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad begins October 23, 1942 - Battle of El Alamein begins November 8, 1942 - Operation Torch begins (U.S. invasion of North Africa).

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